The Operations Supervisor provides direct supervision for a specific work shift of all waste handling activities - including the sampling, analysis processing, documentation and disposition - which are received at or shipped from the facility. The Operations Supervisor ensures plant and personnel safety by enforcing safety procedures and providing training as required by plant management. Participates in the selection, development, and evaluation of team members to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Principle responsibilities include: supervising the activities of operations personnel, supervising inventory compliance and the maintenance of supplies, coordinating with vendors, transporters, and treatment facilities, providing for housekeeping of all waste handling/processing areas of the plant and ensuring the proper storage and handling of process chemicals, directing off-loading operations for receipt of materials into the facility's storage and waste processing systems, ensuring the safe, effective treatment of wastes by providing collection and analysis of waste samples from inbound trucks, and the treatment simulation of truck samples, making decisions consistent with waste profile data and facility operating permits, determining batch clearance approvals for filtering of effluent, collecting post-treatment samples wastes to determine suitability for ultimate disposition of bulk quantities of treated waste, notifying appropriate facility personnel of any maintenance requirements for plant and transportation equipment, reviewing and signing RCRA manifests, ensuring that all personnel abide by all safety rules and procedures, training facility personnel relating to processing procedures, participating directly in emergency response operations relating to activities conducted at the facility's site and transportation activities, both on and off-site, which involve the facility's equipment and personnel, directly supervising 2 or more employees as assigned, and carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with policies and applicable laws.
Preferred qualifications include knowledge of personnel management, operations, equipment, waste processing and recycling techniques, knowledge of receiving, purchasing, work orders, special licenses, and DOT training, and the ability to prioritize, stay focused and handle multiple, diverse responsibilities.
Minimum qualifications include 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience and knowledge of hazardous waste management.
Rewarding compensation and benefits include comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage, health care and dependent care spending accounts, short- and long-term disability, life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, employee and family assistance program (EAP), employee discount programs, retirement plan with a generous company match, and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
EEO STATEMENT: Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.